Tag: Worldcon 75

by M. Bijman September 4, 2017

Reality from a different perspective – Giants at the End of the World, Finnish Weird anthology

At the 75th World Science Fiction Conference (Worldcon 75) held in August 2017 in Helsinki, Finland, the bag of goodiesContinue Reading

by M. Bijman August 17, 2017

Current events Literary analysis Review of science fiction

Six rules for writing about AI set out at Worldcon 75

AI, Artificial Intelligence, is the one element that many SF writers like to work into their stories, particularly robot-human interactions.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman August 12, 2017

Current events Literary analysis

How Chinese SF writers deal with “the invisible” – Worldcon 75

Day 2 of Worldcon 75 delivered an Academic Track session that was on par, at least in terms of content,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman August 11, 2017

Discussion of current events Discussion of film/TV series Literary analysis

Poor presentations detract from the messages at Worldcon 75

The first Academic Track session on the first day of Worldcon 75 (the 75th World Science Fiction Conference), on theContinue Reading

by M. Bijman July 20, 2017

Discussion of writing style Fairytales Review of new book Review of new science fiction Review of science fiction

Mental-floss on a grand scale – Death’s End by Cixin Liu

It has been said that many authors seem to be unable to grasp or describe how big outer space is.Continue Reading

by M. Bijman June 15, 2017

Discussion of writing style Review of new book Review of new science fiction

The magic didn’t work for me – All the Birds in the Sky, by Charlie Jane Anders

If I can use one term to describe All the Birds in the Sky it would be “uneven”: uneven inContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 31, 2017

Backstories Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of current events Discussion of writing style Review of new book Review of new science fiction

What makes an AI human? – A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

This novel is on the shortlist for the 2017 Hugo Awards which will be handed out at Worldcon 75 inContinue Reading

I abhor the Nestlé Pure Life commercial – here’s why October 19, 2018
I just hate this commercial. Every time I see it I get absolutely furious. It is patently, obviously, in-your-face WRONG on just about every level. This is the latest Nestlé bottled water commercial, showing on Canadian TV. It shows a well-dressed, well-fed little white girl, complete with safety goggles, drinking bottled water and asking “what can […] […]

Made in the Middle 2018 (2018) December 1, 2018
“This is the strangest secret in the world . . .” “What is it you want?" asks the voice. "Why do you work? Why do you get up in the morning?”Strong and commanding and doling out direct questions, the voice tempts us with the strangest secret in the world. The sage advice that follows comes from Earl Nightingale, an American radio host and author of […]
Slice (2018) October 28, 2018
“So you're telling me that my pizza place is built on a gateway to hell?” — Jack Describing Austin Vesely’s werewolf-pizza Chance-the-Rapper comedy-horror film Slice is a mouthful. But with a premise like that, it’s no surprise that it bears a fully loaded, stuffed crust, dripping hot delight of a title sequence.Created by artist and animator John Chris […]